Martial dimock



countersink.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTIAL DIMOCK, CF' NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNCR TO FITCH, ESTEE &CO.,CF NEW- YORK CITY. i

APPARATUS FR CUTTING Ano CREASINGPAPER tot 'ENVI-:torts oc.

Speciication A forming part of Letters Patent No. 44,687, dated Octoberll, 1864.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that '1, MARTIAL DIM'ooK, of Newark,in the count-y of Essexand Stateof New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Machine forCutting, Embossing, and Printing Envelopes, Paper Cases, and PapenBoxes;and I do hereby. declare that the followingis a full and exactdescription' thereof,' refereuce I being had to tlieaccompanyiugdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure luisa side elevation. Fig. 2 is an endelevation. Fig. 3 is a viewof the underl surface of the die. Fig. 4 is a top View of the Toaccomplish the object of my invention, I attach to a bench ortabreconstructed in the ordinary manner twoupright posts, A A,

Figs. 1 and 2, securely braced. 'lhe tops of Athese postsare connectedby a cross-tie, B B',

Figs. l and 2. On the inner side of the posts A A are grooves, in 'whichworks the sash C C, Fig. 2. The liar D D, Fig. 2, is attached to thesash, and extends beyond its sides. To

the'ends of this har'are attached by pins, upon' Whichihey Inove ,'tl1eupper ends of the upright shafts E E, Figs. 1 land 2. On the lower endof the sash C C, the stamp or die F, Figs.

'-1, 2, and 3, is securely fastened. This die fits `closely into thecorresponding die or countersink, G, Figs. 1, 2, and 4, and the edges ofboth are made of steel or other hard metal, so

formed and adjusted that the .closing o f the l dies will cut the paperor other material used for the manufacture of the envelope or box intothe exact form required .for tli at purpose.

v The die F, Figsfl, 12g-and 3, is constructed l The operation of themachine is as follows In turning the balance-'wheel I, Figs l andll2-,f

for which a pulley or drum may be sulostitilted, motion is communicatedthrough the cogwheels K and AL and the cranks M M, Figs. 1 and 2, tojtheshafts E E, by which the sashC C is moved upl and down, thus opening andclosing the dies F and G, by which oper.-

ation the paper or other material used is out into suitable shape andprinted ready for folding. The bottom of. the' die'or countersink 1G ismade of some elastic substance, which will yield tothe pressure olj'lines or knives on the die F, so that the paper or other material usedmay be perfectly indented or. partially severed.4 l

vWhat I claim as'new in my' machine, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

The countersinkG, Fig. 4., with -elastic bed and the die F, Fig. 3',with projecting blades I MARTIAL DIMOCK.

Witnesses v E. A. BOWEN,

H.V J. RICHARDSON.

